Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the Member for this. I certainly agree that recreation and sports are all part of healthy youths. I think it is important for us to address any areas that may lead to the betterment of their lifestyles and their academic achievement and other achievements. I will undertake to contact the district education councils and see what they have in place and to see what programs are administered through my particular department. I will also, of course, check with the recreation department of Municipal and Community Affairs to see what programs are there. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Final supplementary, Mr. Nitah.

Thank you, Mr. Nitah. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I cannot commit that we could provide funding for this. I can commit that we can work on a project to see what is available at the moment and to see who the present funders are and through what process. For example, Sport North offers funding in various ways to communities, I understand, but I am not sure of the specifics of their particular program. I will undertake to look into this.

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question at this time will be directed to the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Speaker, it seems that we have developed some forgetfulness. I recall the Minister as a regular Member was very concerned about information on the timing and receiving of that information and pushed government to have it available in time for consultation. The Minister has told me that it has been a month and he has not been able to consult. In fact, in response to my earlier question, the Minister stated he met with the board of governors and informed them of a delay. I, in fact, spoke to a Member who was part of that meeting. There was discussion of changing it from a P3 process to a capital project. They were reviewing it and they knew the importance of it, but there was not talk of deferral and how long it would be. Can the Minister confirm with me that, in fact, there was discussion, they were given advanced noticed that deferral was imminent. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My meeting with the board of governors was last Saturday. The Inuvik College Campus was discussed. To the best of my recollection, certainly I mentioned that the project was being changed from a P3 to a capital project. To the best of my recollection, and I stand to be corrected, I indicated that it was delayed. I did not tell them how long.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Maybe you can take this as a correction. I have heard it from a reliable source that, in fact, deferral was not a highlight of the discussion, and another response to the idea of the project going from a P3 to capital, back to a P3 based costs, is as I see, ludicrous. It went from a P3 process because it was a new way of building facilities in the North that did not demand cash up front for the project. Turning it back to a regular capital process, means that we have to come up with the cash in a one-time, one lump sum. In fact, Mr. Speaker, in the 1999-2000 main estimates, it is listed under Education, Culture and Employment, Aurora Campus facility in Inuvik, estimated completion of occupancy, August 2000, Mr. Speaker. What has happened in a year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I mentioned earlier, the project was at one time a capital project, then changed to a P3 project. On direction from the government to address the issue of the need to cut $10 million from the capital projects, this particular project was not ranked as high as some others. For that reason, it was delayed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for this project to go as far as it has in the public-private partnership completed for occupancy in this upcoming summer and to change so dramatically in that time and knowing that a P3 would not have required cash up front, what is the reasoning for changing it back to a capital program from a P3 process? We know for a fact, the way the P3 process operates, the way it is accounted for, would not require the $10 million up front, but the fact of doing it this way, requires that $10 million up front.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would have to refer the question.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister inform me that if there are any further changes in operations and maintenance or capital programs that affect my community, that he will at least give me more than five minutes notice? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I mentioned earlier, the process we use is a little different than we have previously used. Usually we go through a business planning process. Members are informed, et cetera, and then we go into the main budget.

This has been a particularly tough situation to reach this stage. That is the way it is. Thank you.

Order, please. Thank you, Mr. Ootes. The Speaker was unable to hear the reply because of the murmur in the background.

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment regarding the Arctic College project in Inuvik changing from a P3 project to a capital project.

I would like to ask the Minister when did Cabinet make a decision to switch this project from a P3 to a capital project?